PEUGEOT ELYSEO 125, Manual

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Checking and changing
engine oil
(Frequency : see maintenance booklet)
- Checking engine oil level.
Engine cold or at a standstill for at least 10 minutes,
- Put the vehicle onto its central stand on level ground
- Check the oil level contained in the engine housing using the
peephole located on the lower right hand side of the engine; the
level should always be above the minimum level but never above
the maximum level. The oil level is topped up through the filler neck
Important
The difference between the max. and min. oil level is
approximately 0.25 litre.
Use of the vehicle if the oil level is less than the min. level or more
than the max. level, may cause irremediable damage to the engine.
- Changing the engine oil
Changing the engine oil must be carried out when the engine is at
least warm in order to facilitate oil flow.
Warning
The engine oil, housings, cylinder head and exhaust pipe can
reach very high temperatures, be careful of the risk of burning.
Used engine oil must be disposed of at a purpose-built
recycling point.
- Put the vehicle onto its central stand on level ground,
- Place a container with a capacity of at least 1.5 litres under he
oil change hole
- Loosen and remove the oil change plug and filter
- Let the oil run into the container
- Wipe the oil change plug and filter with a clean cloth
and change the tightness seal
- Retighten the plug with the filter and a seal in place in the housing
- Filling / Topping up
- Slowly fill the engine housing via the oil fill hole with new 4-
stroke oil
- Do not exceed the max. level of the sight glass
- Make sure that there is no leak around the oil change plug
- Check the oil level in the engine housing as described in the
level checking procedure
- After having run the engine for a few minutes, top up if necessary
- Capacity with change of filter ...................................... 1,25 litre
- Capacity without change of filter ................................... 1,0 litre
Warning
- Never exceed the maximum level of the sight glass on
the engine.
- The filler hole is under no circumstances and must neve
be considered as an oil tank.
Changing the oil filter
- Loosen the 2 protection cover screws and remove the cover
- Remove the used filter from its housing
- Put the new filter in place
- Check the presence and state of the “O” ring
- Replace the protection cover
Warning
The oil filter must be changed when changing the engine oil
and before refilling with new oil.
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